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Mary Gay Scanlon

Democrat for PA-US House, 5

First elected in 2018

Date of Birth: 8/30/1959

Top issues: Education, Voting Rights, Immigration, Gun Violence, Gender Equity, Criminal Justice Reform, LGBTQ Rights, Healthcare, Environment, Net Neutrality

Committees: Committee on the Judiciary— Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commerical and Administrative Law; Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil rights, and Civil Liberties; Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship: Committee on Rules; Committee on the Modernization of Congress.

Profession: Attorney

Professional Background: Pro Bono Counsel, Ballad Spahr; Attorney, Education Law Center of Pennsylvania; Co-chair, Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Children at Risk

Education: BA, Colgate University; JD, University of Pennsylvania

Election Outlook: Safe

Did you know?

Mary owns two rescue dogs, Abby and Emma, a cockatiel named TJ, and several chickens.